2007

Twenty-first century date

2007 is the year, typically referenced for events, products, or cultural moments from that time: the iPhone launched in 2007, back in 2007.

Like other recent years, it functions as a temporal marker in conversation and writing, often evoking nostalgia or historical context.

technology

iPhone

Apple mobile device

KindleElectronic reading tablet
FacebookDominant social media platform
TwitterMicroblogging social network

YouTube · Android · touchscreen · Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · GPS · streaming · blogging · podcasts · HDTV

nostalgia

iPhone

Apple mobile device

FacebookDominant social media platform
Mad MenSixties ad agency drama
RatatouilleAnimated film about culinary rodent

Transformers · Knocked Up · Juno · 300 · Radiohead · Kanye West · Amy Winehouse · Arcade Fire · Gossip Girl · Mass Effect

events

Virginia Tech

Public university in Blacksburg

iPhone launchSmartphone model introduction event
California wildfiresDestructive burns across a state

Barry Bonds · Gordon Brown

prerecession

subprime

Under top credit tier

housing bubbleUnsustainable property price surge
Lehman BrothersDefunct investment bank
credit crunchSevere reduction in lending

CDOs · credit default swaps · AIG · Fannie Mae · Freddie Mac · Wall Street · Dow Jones · S&P 500 · Federal Reserve · Ben Bernanke

Opposites

temporal distance

2007ancient times

Long-ago historical era

prehistory · antiquity · 1907 · time immemorial

cultural/historical moment (pre-crisis vs. post-crisis)

20072008

Year before 2009

2009 · the bottom · 1929 · 2020 · Black Tuesday

technological era

20071997

Four-digit date

Familiarity: Top 100,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G